I know what it is like to have your closet sister join the Military. On an evening on a Saturday, I received news that my sister way being flown out to Texas on September 11th and I will not be able to have contact with her throughout her entire bootcamp.

Do you ever get a feeling where your whole world just gets turned upside down in a matter of hours ? My sister originally signed up to serve 3 years in the Airforce, but then changed to 6 years. I noticed that I had to make time out of the time we were together. Everyday our time together got shorter and shorter.

Three week flew past my head and she began to pack up everything she owned. Silence filled the room every time my mom walked in. The next day family members I haven't even seen in years came to say goodluck to my sister. People cried and told her long lost memories they had with my sister Ashlee. By the end of the day nobody was really ready to let go of my sister.

September 11th will always be the date that will always remind me of my dearest sister. It was bright early in the morning, even way too early for the sun to set. My sister crept in my room and laid next to me. She told me that no matter where she is she will always be there when she isn't, and the second she gets time to call me she will. I was wide awake by than. I heard my mom and sister say goodbye to each other, and the second the door slammed shut my mom began to cry. Her eldest child is being set off free into the world.

The house crept with total silence . And she was gone. Three months will fly by sooner than I will think. And she will be back before I know it . Home safe and sound